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HC restrains police post promotion
THE ALLAHABAD High Court has restrained the police department from making any further promotion to the post of ASI (M), or make any direct appointment to the post of ASI (M)/ assistant clerk/ assistant accountant, until the recommendations of this court are considered by the State Government and a final view is taken.
THE ALLAHABAD High Court has restrained the police department from making any further promotion to the post of ASI (M), or make any direct appointment to the post of ASI (M)/ assistant clerk/ assistant accountant, until the recommendations of this court are considered by the State Government and a final view is taken.
Passing this order, Justice Sunil Ambwani issued a mandamus to the State Government, the police department and others to either implement the recommendation, or show cause by filing a reply within six weeks.
The court directed to list this case on May 8, 2006, for the next hearing.
The court said, “There are about 961 constables (M) appointed on temporary basis with no chance of promotion which has given rise to dissatisfaction in service. They have been given six months’ training with knowledge of computer, but the lack of promotional opportunities and regular pay is coming in the way of their efficiency and performance.”
The court said, “ A large number of casualties in police, results in large number of compassionate appointments. These persons cannot be left high and dry with uncertain future. They are dependants of the policemen who have died on duty and deserve better treatment.”
The court passed this order on a writ petition filed by Anil Mohan Sharma and others, who are serving as constable (M). These petitioners were appointed on compassionate grounds on temporary basis on supernumerary posts. Having served for more than six years, they have filed this writ petition, claiming promotion to the vacant posts of ASI (M). They have also prayed for quashing an order dated December 31, 2002 by which the State Government had promoted only those constables (M) who belonged to Schedule Caste/Schedule Tribe categories.
The premise, on which the writ petition was filed, was that though there were vacancies on the promotional posts of ASI(M)/assistant clerks/assistant accountants, they were only filling up them by promoting those who belonged to SC/ST categories.
